Setting up our house in Mexico

[RVGRINGO]

Originally Posted by exqqqme

This is my first post, and I am sure, it will not be my last...

My wife and I own a house in Mexico where we intend to retire in 7 years or so. Until then we will continue to travel there several times a year for vacations.

My wife has dual citizenship as she was originally born in Mexico and aquired her US citizenship 7 or 8 years ago.

We want to bring a car with US plates down to mexico to keep at our house until we retire.

My question is, what is the best way to do this?

I understand that with an FM3 visa I can bring a car to Mexico and leave it there for ??? some amount of time.
If this is true, can I apply for a FM3 visa now, or do I have to actually wait until I retire?
That is enough for now, I have lots of questions that I will post later...
Thanks!

The poster (the male US native) asked if he could bring a car in on an FM3. He can, but he will have to be in Mexico for renewals each year at the same time.
A dual citizen (Mexico/USA) may not have an FM3 or any other tourist visa. In the USA, they are American; in Mexico, they are Mexican and will need to carry both passports.

So, Mexicans may import under whatever the ever-changing law is at the moment. Expats may only import temporarily and may only leave a car behind when they depart for a short time. Their vehicles must eventually be taken out of Mexico, dead or alive, and may never be sold in Mexico.

An expat may not temporarily import more than one vehicle unless it is the tow vehicle behind a motorhome. In that instance, as with cargo trailers, they come in as a unit and must leave as a unit.